Moving Pillsbury Forward in Springfield, Illinois

Moving Pillsbury Forward, NFP was started facilitate community redevelopment to successfully eliminate and prevent blight in and around the former Pillsbury Mills site at 1525 E. Phillips Ave. in Springfield, Illinois.
Moving Pillsbury Forward formed as a registered not-for-profit corporation in October 2020 after beginning as a community working group in November 2019 to study the Pillsbury site’s public safety and known environmental issues and develop recommendations for long-term solutions.  After a year of study and collaboration with community stakeholders and elected officials, formation of a not-for-profit presented the most viable path for achieving a workable and successful long-term redevelopment solution for the community.